88 / 100
The appeal here is the contrast between honeycomb and salted caramel on one side, and cinnamon-led oak spice on the other. The palate adds dark chocolate and ginger, with smoked-wood tones and delicate tannins keeping the sweetness from reading as one-note. A long finish of spiced oak and roasted nuts sounds like a satisfying close. This feels warmly layered, while still anchored in wood and spice.
Reviewed by wildmint owl
- Nose
- Cinnamon and nutmeg, Toasted oak, Sweet honeycomb and salted caramel, Zesty fruit notes, Vanilla
- Palate
- Dark chocolate and spicy toffee, Cinnamon and freshly grated ginger, Orange peel, Smoked-wood tones and delicate tannins, Dried apricot and black pepper
- Finish
- Long, with spiced oak and roasted nuts, Sweet malt and delicate fruits fading